Shaving the shaft?!!!

[Mr. Johnson]

I was just reading a forum about hair on the shaft, and someone said you werent suppose to shave it because of the possibility of ingrown hairs? is this true? because i shave the hair on my shaft, and i have little black dots on both sides of the shaft.. are those ingrown hairs?

[karl from ireland]

i also do this its a pain as i have to it every few days have you ever waxed there.
o also dont shave against the way your hair grows you get spots and they are sore as you might already know

[HugeazzdiK]

In grown hairs are red not black. They look like little pimples

[karl from ireland]

mine are like pimples not ingrown because they tend to get a white tip on the spot

[Mr. Johnson]

i also do this its a pain as i have to it every few days have you ever waxed there.
o also dont shave against the way your hair grows you get spots and they are sore as you might already know

No i havent, haha sounds too painful.
so can any of you guys help me out with these little black spots?

I ATTACHED A GENERAL DRAWING OF IT. OPEN THE ATTACHMENT..

[BMot]

Don't shave against the grain of the hair. Shave either with or parallel to the grain and you won't (shouldn't) get ingrown hairs, use shaving foam/gel, splash cold water on the area once finished, pat (don't rub) dry and apply mouisturiser.

Farewell ingrown hairs and shaving rash.

[HugeazzdiK]

Whats the brown thing?

[Mr. Johnson]

Whats the brown thing?

its the line that goes up the shaft from like birth. i think most guys have it.

[karl from ireland]

hahah i was thinking them dots look like stubble haha
and yes it is painfull

[not2big]

I use a Philips Norelco Body Groomer which was designed specifically for this area. I found it on line for about $20 plus shipping ($7?). Been using for over a year without any problems. I also recently tried Magic Razerless Cream Shave (Walmart $3) intended to maintain bald heads. I've used it three times without a problem.